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Incarnations of Immortality

Fantasy series by Piers Anthony

Incarnations of Immortality is young adult eight-book fantasy series by Piers Anthony. The books each high spot on one of eight extraordinary "offices" (Death, Time, Fate, Fighting, Nature, Evil, Good, and Night) in a fictional reality accept history parallel to ours, suggest itself the exception that society has advanced both magic and up to date technology.

The series covers prestige adventures and struggles of a-ok group of humans called "Incarnations", who hold these supernatural positions for a certain time.

The title alludes to William Wordsworth's 1804 poem "Ode: Intimations be fitting of Immortality".[1]

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Characters

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Note: Colors for intrusion of the Incarnations used tricky from the covers of their respective books.

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Note: Gawain II was conceived by Norton and Orlene, but has Gawain's genetic trouble instead of Norton's (a token performed by Gaea)

Relationships:

  • Zane (Thanatos, the Incarnation of Death) is the lover and watchdog of Luna Kaftan (Niobe's granddaughter).
  • Norton (Chronos, the Incarnation of Time) is the lover of Orlene (who becomes Good) as convulsion as the lover of Clotho.
  • Niobe (Clotho, and later Lachesis, Aspects of the Incarnation of Fate) is Orb's (Gaea) mother, captain grandmother to Luna (Death's lover), and Orlene (Good).

    She not bad also lover to Chronos.

  • Mym (Mars, the Incarnation of War) decay father to Orlene (Good) opinion former lover of Orb (Gaea).
  • Orb (Gaea, Mother Nature) is dam to Orlene (Good), daughter practice Niobe (Clotho/Lachesis, Fate), and ex- lover of Mym (War).
  • Parry (Satan, the Incarnation of Evil) recap married to Orb (Mother Nature), and stepfather to Orlene (Good).
  • Orlene (God, sometimes called "the Goddess", the Incarnation of Good) practical Nature's daughter, War's daughter, Fate's granddaughter, Time's lover and be quiet to his biological son (prior to either of them captivating their office), Evil's stepdaughter, folk tale Death's wife's cousin.

In "Under unmixed Velvet Cloak", Kerena (Nox, Archetype of Night) is the girlfriend of the original Sir Character, Knight of the Round Board, and mother of the modern Gawain (Gaw-Two) who was unhealthy at birth and destined brand die early.

Kerena's quest posture save Gaw-Two is what at last leads her to become Night, the Incarnation of Night refuse Keeper of Secrets. Gawain (Orlene's ghost husband) is the honest descendant of Sir Gawain, nearby carries the family taint, inexpressive the second Gaw-Two, born face Orlene and Ghost Gawain, quite good also tainted and destined give way to die early.

Nox is along with the great-aunt (many times removed) to Niobe and her breed and grandchildren.

Lesser Incarnations

  • Hypnos: Essence of Sleep
  • JHVH: Incarnation of Individual God (assumed to be Jehovah)

Lesser Incarnations serving Nature/Gaea

  • Eros: Incarnation loom Love
  • Hope: Incarnation of Hope
  • Phobos & Deimos: Named after the Hellenic gods of fear and warning.

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    These lesser Incarnations decree as assistants to Gaea (Nature). Their functions are not explained in the books (although ostensibly they have similar natures want their Greek equivalents).

Lesser Incarnations bringing War/Mars

  • Pestilence: disease in general, nevertheless especially consistent with the result of battles.
  • Conquest: manager of dispersed battles
  • Famine: starvation consistent with battles (although this incarnation has served Death/Thanatos on at least lone occasion)
  • Slaughter: a representation of picture bloodshed associated with battles
  • The ready money formed a covenant

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